Last Prediction Before Insanity Season

Created by: BeterChiarelli

Team: 2022-23 Edmonton Oilers

Initial Creation Date: Jul. 10, 2022

Published: Jul. 10, 2022

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Legend

Left Handed

Original Team

Waivers Exempt

Right Handed

Position

Trade Clause

Max Perf. Bonus

Expiry Status

Term Remaining

McDavid, Connor

$12,500,000 ( Performance Bonus

$250,000)

NMC

UFA - 5

Description

I've found this offseason vexing as for the longest time, the trick to an Oilers AGM was to build a roster that could actually get them into the playoffs and let Jesus take the wheel. Now the trick is to get them locked into contender status: easier said than done in my opinion.

Minimal moves and minimal overturn. I think Edmonton can add Campbell and do two of the following:

1. Add a Giroux/Kane caliber forward
2. Improve the blueline
3. Improve the forward depth

As much as I'd like to bring Kane back and sign Giroux, it just doesn't seem feasible. The money is finite and unless Edmonton runs as many rookies as it can, I think the money is better served elsewhere. Of course this all goes in the bin if they acquire one of Allen or Reimer, as then the matter of being able to finance a game-breaking forward on top of all of the other progressive changes becomes substantially easier. I eagerly await the 13th!

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Benson, Tyler	1	$775,000
Geekie, Morgan	2	$1,175,000
McLeod, Ryan	2	$1,175,000
Strome, Dylan	1	$3,600,000
Yamamoto, Kailer	3	$3,000,000

UFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Campbell, Jack	4	$5,750,000
Kulak, Brett	3	$2,500,000
Larsson, Johan	2	$1,750,000

Trades

EDM

Strome, Dylan [RFA Rights]

CHI

EDM

Weegar, MacKenzie

FLA

Puljujärvi, Jesse [RFA Rights]
Samorukov, Dmitri
2023 2nd round pick (EDM)

EDM

Geekie, Morgan [RFA Rights]
2023 4th round pick (COL)

SEA

Buyouts

James Neal: $1,916,667
Andrej Sekera: $1,500,000

Retained Salary Transactions

Milan Lucic: $750,000 (12.5%)

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2023
2024
2025

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

EMBED

TEXT-EMBED

ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
23	$82,500,000	$81,089,333	$896,000	$2,200,000	$1,410,667

Roster

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Strome, Dylan $3,600,000$3,600,000 C UFA - 1	McDavid, Connor $12,500,000$12,500,000 C NMC UFA - 4	Hyman, Zach $5,500,000$5,500,000 RW, LW NMC UFA - 6
Nugent-Hopkins, Ryan $5,125,000$5,125,000 LW, C NMC UFA - 7	Draisaitl, Leon $8,500,000$8,500,000 C, LW M-NTC, NMC UFA - 3	Yamamoto, Kailer $3,000,000$3,000,000 RW RFA - 2
Foegele, Warren $2,750,000$2,750,000 LW, RW UFA - 2	Larsson, Johan $1,750,000$1,750,000 C, LW UFA	Ryan, Derek $1,250,000$1,250,000 C, RW UFA - 1
Holloway, Dylan $925,000$925,000 ($500,000$500K) LW, C RFA - 2	McLeod, Ryan $1,175,000$1,175,000 C RFA - 1	Geekie, Morgan $1,175,000$1,175,000 C, RW RFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Nurse, Darnell $9,250,000$9,250,000 LD NMC UFA - 8	Weegar, MacKenzie $3,250,000$3,250,000 LD/RD UFA - 1	Campbell, Jack $5,750,000$5,750,000 G UFA - 5
Kulak, Brett $2,500,000$2,500,000 LD/RD UFA - 4	Bouchard, Evan $863,333$863,333 ($850,000$850K) RD RFA - 1	Skinner, Stuart $750,000$750,000 G UFA - 1
Broberg, Philip $863,333$863,333 ($850,000$850K) LD RFA - 2	Ceci, Cody $3,250,000$3,250,000 RD UFA - 3

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Benson, Tyler $775,000$775,000 LW, RW UFA - 1		Klefbom, Oscar $4,167,000$4,167,000 LD M-NTC UFA - 1
Desharnais, Vincent $762,500$762,500 RD UFA - 2		Smith, Mike $2,200,000$2,200,000 G UFA - 1
Malone, Brad $762,500$762,500 C, LW UFA - 2

Special Teams

Power Play 1
Hyman, Z.		Draisaitl, L.		Nugent-Hopkins, R.
	Bouchard, E.		McDavid, C.

Power Play 2
Yamamoto, K.		McLeod, R.		Strome, D.
	Geekie, M.		Broberg, P.

Penalty Kill 1
	Larsson, J.	Ryan, D.
	Nurse, D.	Weegar, M.

Penalty Kill 2
	McLeod, R.	Geekie, M.
	Kulak, B.	Ceci, C.

Top Comments

Jul. 10, 2022 at 8:37 p.m.

DirtyDangle

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not sure jp has that type of value. early reports aren't promising.

Jul. 10, 2022 at 8:42 p.m.

BeterChiarelli

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Quoting: DirtyDangle

not sure jp has that type of value. early reports aren't promising.

I mean I'd bump up the pick to a first if Edmonton can retain Samorukov and Florida tosses in a mid-to-late pick. The AGM values for Weegar have been all over the place so I didn't really know where to base the value.

What I do know is that Puljujarvi's next deal - with Edmonton or any other club - is likely cheaper than Weegar's contract and Dima makes next to league-minimum. There's inherent value to the Panthers in those kinds of value contracts.

Jul. 10, 2022 at 8:42 p.m.

aadoyle

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Wouldnt Strome make more sense to come in as a C then LW. As a I feel if you want a 3mill LW a guy like Marchment makes more sense or is this because of the McDavid connection

Also Johan Larsson probs better as a LW as the dude and faceoffs are not a great mix. If you need a faceoff guy Victor Rask is cheaper and a good defensive C and at 975k - 1.2 mill could be a good addition

Jul. 10, 2022 at 8:43 p.m.

BeterChiarelli

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Quoting: aadoyle

Wouldnt Strome make more sense to come in as a C then LW. As a I feel if you want a 3mill LW a guy like Marchment makes more sense or is this because of the McDavid connection

McDavid connection. Hence a one-year deal.

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Jul. 10, 2022 at 8:46 p.m.

aadoyle

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Quoting: BeterChiarelli

McDavid connection. Hence a one-year deal.

I feel its a gamble but could pay off

Honestly for the Oilers the UFA's I would look at

1. Darcy Kuemper (Outbid last year so make up for it this year with a 6 x 4 year deal)

2. Victor Rask (Never was worth 4mill but at 1mill x 2 years good 3c candidate)

3. Curtis Lazar ( Rough and tumble 4th liner)

4. Paul Stasny (Vet presence and could be good on a 1 year deal)

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